U.S. experts recommend providers stateside make health information easier to understand and reduce the difficulty of health-related tasks. A study found the proportion of adults receiving health literate care increased from 2011 to 2014 but fell short of a recommendation for delivering the model to everyone. In 2014, 70% of the U.S. population reported their providers always gave them instructions that were easy to understand but only 29% were asked to teach-back the instructions and only 17% were offered help with forms. Older, less educated and racial and ethnic minority group members were more likely to report receiving health literate care than more advantaged groups. People who perceived their health and mental health as fair or poor were less likely to report receiving health literate care.
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